mongrellyadj.
/ˈmʌŋɡrəli/, /ˈmʌŋɡrl̩i/, /ˈmɒŋɡrəli/, /ˈmɒŋɡrl̩i/, U.S. /ˈmɑŋɡrəli/, /ˈməŋɡrəli/ Resembling a mongrel.
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1842 T. Moore On Hunt in Ld. Byron Wks. (1846) 526/1 They suffer small mongrelly curs in their kitchen.
1892 R. Hovey Marriage of Guenevere iv. iii, in Lancelot & Guenevere 213 I could wish I were a dog, a mongrelly cur, with somebody kicking me.
1999 Design Week 30 July 6 We used a ‘mongrelly’ type dog with a personality on the packaging instead of the industry standard perfect pedigree dog.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1842- publicises
- publicising
- publicism
- publicist
- publicistic
- publicists
- publicities
- publicitor
- publicity
- publicity agent
- publicity boy
- publicity bureau
- publicity campaign
- publicity department
- publicity drive
- publicity expert
- publicity film
- publicity handout
- publicity hound
- publicity machine
- publicity man
- publicity manager
- publicity monger
- publicity officer
- publicity omnibus